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Sovereign necropolis : the politics of death in semi-colonial Siam / Trais Pearson.
LIBRA HQ1073.5.T5 P33 2020
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pearson, Trais, 1979- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Death--Political aspects--Thailand--History.
- Death.
- Death--Proof and certification--Thailand--History.
- Thanatology--Thailand--History.
- Thanatology.
- Political culture--Thailand--History.
- Political culture.
- History.
- Death--Proof and certification.
- Death--Political aspects.
- Thailand--Foreign relations--1782-1945.
- Thailand.
- International relations.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "This book recovers a hidden tradition of Thai political life in the era of high imperialism by examining legal and medico-legal interventions in death"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Bad death
- Indemnity & identity
- Treaty port tort
- Accidental metaphysics
- Morbid subjects
- Incisions & inscriptions
- Conclusion
- Epilogue : spirits in a material world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-228) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Pearson, Trais, 1979- Sovereign necropolis
- ISBN:
- 9781501740152
- 1501740156
- OCLC:
- 1104073675
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